The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-28

Jonhs from points south of that city. The
aggregate was little over $1,000 boxes,
less than one-half the quantity that went
ont from Citra alone, and was de-
livered upon cars directly from Citra
groves. | was on Indian river few days
ago, and learned that the last crop from
the whole Indian river region south of Titus
vile amounted TO not more than $4,000
boxes-lcss than one-seventh of the crop
produced by the groves of Citra. | suppose
the net proceeds which have come back to
the owners of Citra groves this season
amount to more than $3.50, 000 and that |
am quite within bounds when | say that we
pay out for labor, right here annually, not
less than $4,000 Such figures pertaining
to pay rolls and net income, would be quite
creditable to a considerable manufacturing
town"
Gen. Lilley, who fought under Gen. Jubal
Early on the Confederate side, has been
visiting friends in jacksonville The Gen
eral lost an arm at the battle of Carriers
farm in 1862 He says that when he was
struck by the bullet he fell among some rocks.
While lying on his back in perfectly help
less condition a huge rattlesnake crawled
on his breast and when halfway across
stopped. Then his snakeship stretched his
head on fiat stone and curlcd his rattles on
the other side of the General. Several
wounded men on their way to the rear
came along and he did not know what
to do to attract their attention. If he
shouted it would arouse the serpent to
pelnicious activity. There he was,
wounded by Northern bullet and held
prisoner by a snake He finally mustered
sufficient strength to raise his unwounded
arm and one of the soldiers saw the signal.
He approached, and on getting near the
Frustrated officer saw the horrible situation
OF affairs at II glance. He walked a short
distance back, picked upa sword from the
side of dead lieutenant, and creeping up
slowly behind cut the RATHER in two. Il
suppose said Gen. Lilley, 'the rattlesnake
was across my breast for fully half an hour.
Twas too weak from the loss of blood to
move limb, and what breath was left in
me was kept at very low ebb, so as not to
disturb the reptile"
Sergt. John Barr, who for the past eight
years has been in charge of Fort Clinch,
near Fernandina, has, at his own request,
been placed on the retired list. Sergt Barr
entered the United States army on Dec Is,
1855, when he was assigned to the Third
United States artillery, then stationed on
the Pacific coast. He was ordered to Cali
fornia in February, 1856, where his com
mand was engaged for several years in sup
pressing the Indians He was among the
first white men who entered Washington
and Oregon Territories, and, in pursuit
of Indians, travelled over section
of country in those Territories
where civilized man had never pre-
viously been. At the commencement of
our late war he still belonged to the Third
Artillery, which was assigned as instructors
to California artillery volunteers on Al
catraz Island in San Francisco harbor.
After the close of the war he was trans
ferred to the Second Artillery in 1867, and
wrs ordered 10 Alaska early in 1868, when
the Russian flag was formally lowered for
the stars and stripes to be placed instead.
A child was born to him on
Wrangle Island, Alaska Territory
which was the first female child
of American parentage born in that Terri
tory, and after life of fifteen years her re-
mains now lie in the home of the dead in
Fernandina. He was appointed Ordnance
Sergeant of the United States Artillery on
April 5, 1873, and has been in charge of Fort
Clinch since Jan. %, 1878, and now, after a
checkered life of thirty-one years and four
months in the army has been retired from
active service. Mr.. Patrick Madigan, who
succeeds Sergt Barr, has servitude of
twenty-six years in the infantry arm of the
I service.